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led, an a&forefiailifhtrtg a toiuh on the land of James Leilie, on Roanoke river ; or one otTier aft, intituled, an ail /•»*
enlarging the ii ne for (hiving hits in ibn iovi/t ^"Halifax, preventing the building cf -wooden ch'tmnies therein, end other i ur-po/
es* ; within the IpaCe of three years next after the palling of th s aft : and alfo every lot therein which fhall here*
.atter be fold or conveved, on which fuch houfe (hall be erected within thd'fpa'ce of three years after the date of tha
corive] ance ex.ec.red tor the fame, fha.lt, and is hereby declan d to be velted in the grantee thereof, and his heirs and
alliens, in le? limple ; any thing contained to the cc.ntr.ir/ in the (aid recited acts, notwithstanding.
11 J. /Ir.d b - rther enaSed, bv the authority afore/aid, tn.it when any lot in the faid town {hall hereafter Inple by
reafonof i i ot being built on. the directors and iruitees of the faid town, or the majority of them, (lull and may, and
are hereby directed and required, to fell Imb lot at public vendue, for the belt price that can be got, and to crive
the purcha'ersa deed of bar.' am and fale tor the lot by him lo pur chafed.
IV. And be it further enaSied, b" the authority cforefaid, That the directors and truftees of the faid town, fhall and
may, and jre hereby directed and requhea, to a.ake lale of all other lots in the laid town not already difpofed of lor
the belt price that cm be got ; and tj give the purchafer of every fuch lot a deed of bargain and fale for the fame.
V. And be it further enaihd by the authority aforefaid, That the fee fimple eftate of every lot in the laid town
heretofore lUd and conveyed in purfuance of eitiier of the afore-recited afts, or that (hall hereafter be fold or conveyed
by virtue of this prefent aft of aflembly, that hath been, or fhall be built on within the time or times limited bv the.
faid afts, or this prefent aft, fhall be, and is hereby vefted in tlie purckaler olluch lot,, his heirs and affigns, agaihtfc
every perfon claiming, or to claim any rghtor in ereft therein.
VI. And be it further en.iclcd by the authority aforefaid, That ail monies which the faid directors and truftees fhall
from rime to time-, receive, for any lot or tois by them to be lold or difpofed of, fhall by them be applied to the com«
mon ufe and benefit of the laid town.
VII. And be it further ensiled, by the authority aforefaid, that it (hall not be lawful for any perfon whatfrever toereft
any wooden chimney in the faid town ; and every perfon who hath already built any fuch chimney therein (hall pull
down tne fame within '.he fpace of fix months after the palling of this aft : and if any perfen (hall prefume to aft con.
trary hereto, in erecting any wooden chimney in the fa'd town, or in failing to pull down any iuch already erected it
fhall and may be lawful for the faid dii eftors and truftees, or the majority of them, by their order, to direft the die.
rilf of the county of Halifax to pull down and dehroy every fuch a imney ; which order the (aid fheriff is hereby di-rected
and req uireJ to obey, and lhall be paid for every luch fervice the fum of twenty (hillings, proclamation money
by the pany offending : and in cafe he (hall fail or negieft to pay the fame, it fhall be levied on his goods and chattels-'
by a warrant of dtftrefs from the directors and 'rultees of the f-iid town, or the majority of them.
VIII. And where .s fome of khe directors and truftees of the laid town are desd, and others of them removed out
of the country ; be it therefore emitted, by the authority aforefaid, that fi cm and a 1 it r the palling cf this aft, the honour-able
Alexander M'Cidloch, El q ; Robert Jones, jan, Blake Baker, Joftph Mont] ort, Join Eelbank, %mis Toukp and
John fhomfon, gentlemen, flu 1 ! be, and they are hereby appointed directors f.nd trufiee:- of ihe faid town, in the" place
wad (lead ot thoie appointed by, or elrfte A in \;r,ue of the afore-recited afts j ar.d fhall and n ay ufe and excrcife the
fame powers and authorities a*, the directors or truftees ot the laid town, apj bin ted by ihe fiift recited act ccnld or
ni ght have exercifed a<'o enjoyed by vinue of the fame : and in cafe of thedeaih, refulal to act, or removal out of
the country, oi any of the faul directors the lurviving or other directors fhall, and they are hereby required ar.d iin.
powered, to choole another director, crotner directors, in the room of Inch f'o dying, refilling to act, cr removing oni;
of the country ; and fuch director or directors fhall have the fame power and authority, as if exprefsly named and ap.
pointed in and by this ad. * p. 30 a 36.
Chap. XI. An ccl to encourage and impower William Dry to make a public road through the great ifland oppofite lo th'c
boi ougk of Wilmington.
!• \X 7HER.EAS a road through the oreit ifland oppoiite to tie borough of Wilmington will be very beneficial !o tra.
V V vellers going ro and from South Carolina, and to others going to the town ef Brunfoitck, and up the north-zveft
river of Cape F-ar, and the laid IVilliatn ,')rv, be'ngdcfi vu- to make and fini(h the fame :
II. Be it enabled, bv the Cover tor; Council, an 1 jfemby, and by the authority of thefame, that the faid William Dry
Hull, within fix, mnnhs after die palling ot t
1
1 . aft, (take and lay oft, or caufe to be ftaked and laid off. a road- through;
the faid ifl md, beginning a; his 'and on the f id ifland oppofite to market flreet in the.faid borough, ai'd running welt-er'v
the neareit and molt conveniens w ay a.crols> :o the north* uefl i\ /er.
IK. Andbe it further, ena&ed, by thi upthoi ity aforefaid, that the faid William Drv, h's he'rs, exec -tors or adraim*
ftrators, fhall, withhi three years tro-n the p..ffing of this aft make and finifh a good frfficient read throug'h the (aid
ifland, fixteen feet w de, and < tie foot above high water mark at fpring tides, the ditches to be clear tro-nend to end'
and tne iniide of the ditches nor to be !els ban <ix feet diftanr from the outfide of the caulewav , ami convenient toy
carriages tapaf's ad repals ; and to m ike bri Iges.good a-d fubftantiaJ', and agreable to law o er ill tne creeks that
the faid road Ih II rro's. under ihe 1 e.talry of two hundred pounds, proclamation money ; to he recovered by action
of deht.inanv court of record, ha-.-g cu.ni-ance thereof, die one half to the periwj luing foi the. feme, and the other
half to be applied towards leiJtuine the county tax. M

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v . . IS
led, an a&forefiailifhtrtg a toiuh on the land of James Leilie, on Roanoke river ; or one otTier aft, intituled, an ail /•»*
enlarging the ii ne for (hiving hits in ibn iovi/t ^"Halifax, preventing the building cf -wooden ch'tmnies therein, end other i ur-po/
es* ; within the IpaCe of three years next after the palling of th s aft : and alfo every lot therein which fhall here*
.atter be fold or conveved, on which fuch houfe (hall be erected within thd'fpa'ce of three years after the date of tha
corive] ance ex.ec.red tor the fame, fha.lt, and is hereby declan d to be velted in the grantee thereof, and his heirs and
alliens, in le? limple ; any thing contained to the cc.ntr.ir/ in the (aid recited acts, notwithstanding.
11 J. /Ir.d b - rther enaSed, bv the authority afore/aid, tn.it when any lot in the faid town {hall hereafter Inple by
reafonof i i ot being built on. the directors and iruitees of the faid town, or the majority of them, (lull and may, and
are hereby directed and required, to fell Imb lot at public vendue, for the belt price that can be got, and to crive
the purcha'ersa deed of bar.' am and fale tor the lot by him lo pur chafed.
IV. And be it further enaSied, b" the authority cforefaid, That the directors and truftees of the faid town, fhall and
may, and jre hereby directed and requhea, to a.ake lale of all other lots in the laid town not already difpofed of lor
the belt price that cm be got ; and tj give the purchafer of every fuch lot a deed of bargain and fale for the fame.
V. And be it further enaihd by the authority aforefaid, That the fee fimple eftate of every lot in the laid town
heretofore lUd and conveyed in purfuance of eitiier of the afore-recited afts, or that (hall hereafter be fold or conveyed
by virtue of this prefent aft of aflembly, that hath been, or fhall be built on within the time or times limited bv the.
faid afts, or this prefent aft, fhall be, and is hereby vefted in tlie purckaler olluch lot,, his heirs and affigns, agaihtfc
every perfon claiming, or to claim any rghtor in ereft therein.
VI. And be it further en.iclcd by the authority aforefaid, That ail monies which the faid directors and truftees fhall
from rime to time-, receive, for any lot or tois by them to be lold or difpofed of, fhall by them be applied to the com«
mon ufe and benefit of the laid town.
VII. And be it further ensiled, by the authority aforefaid, that it (hall not be lawful for any perfon whatfrever toereft
any wooden chimney in the faid town ; and every perfon who hath already built any fuch chimney therein (hall pull
down tne fame within '.he fpace of fix months after the palling of this aft : and if any perfen (hall prefume to aft con.
trary hereto, in erecting any wooden chimney in the fa'd town, or in failing to pull down any iuch already erected it
fhall and may be lawful for the faid dii eftors and truftees, or the majority of them, by their order, to direft the die.
rilf of the county of Halifax to pull down and dehroy every fuch a imney ; which order the (aid fheriff is hereby di-rected
and req uireJ to obey, and lhall be paid for every luch fervice the fum of twenty (hillings, proclamation money
by the pany offending : and in cafe he (hall fail or negieft to pay the fame, it fhall be levied on his goods and chattels-'
by a warrant of dtftrefs from the directors and 'rultees of the f-iid town, or the majority of them.
VIII. And where .s fome of khe directors and truftees of the laid town are desd, and others of them removed out
of the country ; be it therefore emitted, by the authority aforefaid, that fi cm and a 1 it r the palling cf this aft, the honour-able
Alexander M'Cidloch, El q ; Robert Jones, jan, Blake Baker, Joftph Mont] ort, Join Eelbank, %mis Toukp and
John fhomfon, gentlemen, flu 1 ! be, and they are hereby appointed directors f.nd trufiee:- of ihe faid town, in the" place
wad (lead ot thoie appointed by, or elrfte A in \;r,ue of the afore-recited afts j ar.d fhall and n ay ufe and excrcife the
fame powers and authorities a*, the directors or truftees ot the laid town, apj bin ted by ihe fiift recited act ccnld or
ni ght have exercifed a :o the north* uefl i\ /er.
IK. Andbe it further, ena&ed, by thi upthoi ity aforefaid, that the faid William Drv, h's he'rs, exec -tors or adraim*
ftrators, fhall, withhi three years tro-n the p..ffing of this aft make and finifh a good frfficient read throug'h the (aid
ifland, fixteen feet w de, and < tie foot above high water mark at fpring tides, the ditches to be clear tro-nend to end'
and tne iniide of the ditches nor to be !els ban